Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 1,176 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,726
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,906
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 100
Rank by pay
#21 of 100
Rank, wage-adjusted
$5,375
Median federal debt

Salt Lake Community College graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 10% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Salt Lake Community College Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 100 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$105,733$113,432#1$79,921
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA$93,527$95,118#2$74,308
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$93,527$95,118#3$74,308
4Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$93,527$95,118#4$74,308
5Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA$73,885$67,231#8—
6Howard College Big Spring, TX$68,723$69,871#5—
7Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$64,345$69,030#6$33,236
8Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI$64,309$67,806#7$51,663
9Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA$62,672$57,027#14—
10Austin Community College District Austin, TX$59,907$60,908#11—
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14Napa Valley College Napa, CA$54,995$50,042#20—
15San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA$54,470$49,564#22$31,804
16Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-salem, NC$53,631$57,554#13—
17Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT$52,726$49,972#21—
18East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA$52,595$47,858#28$33,628
19College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA$52,488$47,761#29$28,886
20Gavilan College Gilroy, CA$51,938$47,260#30$28,543

Other Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Credentials at Salt Lake Community College

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Associate's Degree$35,804$49,687$6,750

Other Majors at Salt Lake Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$75,197$57,428#4 of 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Salt Lake Community College liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn $52,726 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Salt Lake Community College rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 100 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Salt Lake Community College ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Salt Lake Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($44,906), and the median federal debt at graduation is $5,375.

← All data for Salt Lake Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.